VASSAR, MI — A group of Vassar residents who hosted an informational meeting on Wednesday, July 9, has no plans to host a second event to discuss plans by Wolverine Human Services to shelter Central American undocumented immigrant minors.

"We were only trying to inform Vassar. That's our only mission," said Marge Phillips, a Vassar resident and retire Detroit Public Schools teacher.

The citizen's committee, made up of seven residents, doesn't plan to host another meeting, she said.

Derrick McCree, Wolverine senior vice president, gave an update on a possible contract for Pioneer Work and Learn Center in Vassar to house up to 120 males between 12 and 17 years old from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador who have entered the U.S. without documentation.

Wolverine Human Services, a social services agency based in Grosse Pointe Park, is negotiating the contract with Heartland Alliance, an anti-poverty organization in Chicago.

The youths would remain for up to four weeks, receiving medical care and basic education, before reuniting with relatives in the U.S. as they go through immigration courts or are returned to their home countries.

Attendees at Wednesday's meeting came from as far as metro Detroit to learn about the situation. Some residents protested, carrying American and "Don't Tread on Me" flags. Others said the teens would bring "germs" to the Thumb.

Politicians and residents also spoke at the meeting, including state Sen. Mike Green, R-Mayville, Vassar City Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Surgent and Michigan House of Representatives 84th District Republican candidates Tom Wassa of Fairgrove and Dan Grimshaw of Vassar.

— Lindsay Knake covers education for MLive/The Saginaw News. Follow her on twitter or contact her at 989-372-2498 or lknake@mlive.com.